New Jersey Archive » September, 2014

New Jersey - September, 2014

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• Revel Draws 2nd Bidder As Stalking Horse Bidder Objects
• Trump Resorts Gets Quick Hearing On Taj Mahal Pension Plan
• Excess Insurers Not Allowed To Relitigate NJ Asbestos Claims
• Novartis' FCA Suit Discovery Request Slammed By States
• NFL Says NJ's Betting Directive Defies 3rd. Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Ex-Goldman Coder's $2.3M Fee Case
• NJ High Court Again Deals Blow To Arbitration Clauses
• Noel Canning Can't Halt New Vista Appeal, 3rd Circ. Told
• And Now A Word From The Panel: ABCs Of JPML Practice
• Mitsubishi Sued Over Truck Engine Emissions Defect
• 3rd Circ. Sheds Light On Insider Status In Bankruptcy
• Wal-Mart Says Tracy Morgan Wasn't Wearing Seatbelt In Crash
• Aaroma Says Diacetyl Claims Belong To Bankruptcy Estate
• NJ Assembly Advances Micobead Ban In Consumer Products
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Trump Resorts Aims To Ax Union Pact, Add $100M Icahn Stake
• Lipitor Plaintiffs Admit Pay-For-Delay Suit Doomed
• GlaxoSmithKline Settles Bias Claim By Male Sales Manager
• NJ High Court Sides With Hospital In Doc Disclosure Row
• 3rd Circ. Upholds $3M Nutella False Marketing Settlement
• 2nd Circ. Axes EEOC's Pay Suit For Port Authority Attys
• Whistleblower's FCA Suit Against PharMerica Passes Muster
• 3rd Circ. Says Horizon Wrongly Denied Inpatient Bulimia Care
• Spirited-Away $6M Is Part of Telecom's Estate, 3rd Circ. Says
• Ex-NJ Mayor's Conspirators Get Combined 10.5 Years In Jail
• 3rd Circ. Kills ERISA Suit Against John Hancock
• NJ Law Firms Settle IP Suit Over Copied Website
• NJ GOP Leader Pushes For Compromise On Housing Policy
• NJ High Court Wades Into Red Bull Stadium Tax Dispute
• NJ Supreme Court Won't Take Up Developer's Housing Suit
• Medco Can't Escape Latest FCA Claims Over Hemophilia Scam
• NJ Panel Backs Municipal Judges' Ability To Share Fees
• NY, NJ Strike Deal To Coordinate Anti-Terror Efforts
• Landmark, RSUI Seek To Escape Coverage In Superfund Suit
• Exxon Must Arbitrate OT Dispute Over Workers' Travel Time
• MLB Network, Gawker Sued Over Baseball Analyst's Firing
• Genzyme Sues To Stop Generic Leukemia Drug Application
• Donald Trump Asks To Be Forgotten — And Fast
• Ex-Simpson Thacher Clerk Rejects Insider Trading Plea Deal
• Honda Agrees To $1.4M Atty Fee In CR-V Door Lock Settlement
• Urban Outfitters Sues Continental Over $2M In Sandy Losses
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Ex-Commerce Bank CEO's $17M Parachute
• Lucchese Assocs. Want New Trials In Lender Takeover Plot
• Roofing Co. Can't Escape TCPA Suit Over 3rd-Party Faxes
• Revel Auction Goes On Hiatus With No Winning Bid
• Reckitt Benckiser Takes Fight Over Suboxone Patent To NJ
• NJ Lawmaker Seeks Criminal Probe Into Conrail Derailment
• NJ Court Says McElroy Deutsch Didn't Violate Privilege
• Costco Warehouse Refrigerators Not Taxable, NJ Court Says
• Developer Says Port Authority Broke Crane Use Agreement
• $9M Tax Situation Lands 'Jersey Shore' Star In Court
• McElroy Deutsch Adds Former NJ Insurance Official
• BMW Can't Dodge Defective Convertible Top Suit
• New 'Buy American' Rules May Be On The Horizon
• NJ County Can't Delay Attys' Fees In $60M Solar Project Row
• NJ Judges Defend Dinners With Indicted Official At High Court
• NJ High Court Tackles Liability Window For Contractors
• NJ Senate Opposes Genting's $1.5B NY Casino Project
• Health Insurers Suffer Blow As ERISA Shield Is Reinforced
• NJ City Misapplied Property Rehabilitation Law, Court Says
• CORRECTED: NJ Asks State High Court To Revive $1.8M UPS Tax Penalty
• SEC Fines Transfer Agent For Missing Microcap Red Flags
• NJ High Court Says Arbitration Provisions Must Be Clear
• Opportunities And Pitfalls In The Legal Cloud
• Care One Denied Bid For Atty Sanctions In TCPA Class Action
• NY Litigation Funder Awarded $33.5M In Kickback Suit
• Northeast Transit Agencies Share $3.6B in Post-Sandy Relief
• NJ Firm Sued By Ex-Name Partner In Bitter Contract Row
• McCarter & English Grows VC Bench With SorinRand Merger
• NJ Senate Sends Reader Privacy Protection Bill To Gov.
• NJ Senate Clears Port Authority Reforms
• NJ Lawmakers Look To Increase Retirement Age For Judges
• Pfizer Pushes To Ax Rest Of Lipitor Pay-For-Delay Suit
• When Taking Health Information Is 'Protected Activity'
• A General Counsel's Top 10 Billing Tips
• Accountant Gets 40 Months For Texas Lender Takeover Plot
• Merck, BMS Circling Deal With Cipla Over Sustiva Generic
• NJ Appeals Court Revives Town's Suit Over Smelly Well
• NJ Lawmakers Look To Regulate Litigation Funders
• American Airlines Blames Port Authority For Damaged Hangar
• Auditing Co. Can't Ax Broker-Dealer's Suit Over $66M Fraud
• Broker Cops To Relaying Simpson Thacher Clerk's Inside Tips
• No Need For Expert Testimony In Successor Liability Cases
• Nelson Brown Shedding Lawyers In 'Organizational Changes'
• ACE Sues American Dream Developer In $5.2M Premium Row
• NJ Senate Panel OKs Post-Scandal Reforms For Port Authority
• NJ Panel Approves Ban On Fish-Choking Cosmetic Microbeads
• Developer's Hotel Price Raise Wasn't In Bad Faith: Judge
• Provident Escapes Suit Over Credit Cutoff After Bribery Plea
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Capeco Ch. 11 Claim Distribution Orders
• NJ Transit Gets $1.3B For Sandy-Related Upgrades
• Port Authority Outlines $90M Upgrades To NYC Bus Terminal
• Debt Collector Envelopes Need To Protect Privacy
• MacDermid Beats DuPont In Dispute Over Printing Patents
• Ex-Goldman VP Asks 3rd Circ. To Rehear $2.3M Fee Case
• NJ Bill Seeks To Block Political Pension Fund Investments
• NJ To Let Taxpayers Settle Debts With No Penalties
• NJ High Court Takes Hard Line On Attorney Bribery
• TD Bank Hides Currency Conversion Fees, Suit Says
• Tesla Urges NJ Court To Ax Ban On Direct Consumer Sales
• McDonnell & Whitaker Off Hook For Novice Atty's Failed Suit
• Norris McLaughlin Lures Away Wilkinson Barker Exec Director
• PDV Raises $218M, Will Launch 2-Way Radio Network
• The Fallacy Behind NJ's Sports Betting Strategy
• TD Ameritrade Sued Over Routing Of Clients' Orders
• AEG Escapes Class Action Over Withheld Bon Jovi, Bieber Tix
• NJ Aims To Fund E-Courts With Newly Unveiled Fee Increases
• Donald Trump Says He May Buy Back In To Bankrupt Casinos
• NJ Court Won't Restore Oil Delivery Driver's Bias Suit
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive FirstEnergy's $250M Rate Suit
• NJ AG Wants Doc In Insurer Outsourcing Case Sanctioned
• NJ Bills Would Bar State Contracts Over Inversion Deals
• NJ Lawmakers Target Spousal Privilege In Criminal Trials
• Canon Settles Employee Background Check Suit
• Shire Sues CorePharma Over Plans For Generic Adderall
• Class Ascertainability Continues To Become More Concrete
• Aetna Can't Close Book On Underpayment Saga, Class Says
• Ex-Wentworth Execs' $2.5M Discrimination Award Gets Nixed
• Revel Bankruptcy Judge OKs Auction For $90M Stalking Horse
• NJ Mass Torts Relocated Out Of Atlantic County
• Trump Resorts Plagued By Past Ch. 11 Mistakes, Experts Say
• NJ Senate Panel Moves To Block Emissions Pact Withdrawal
• Noel Canning Halts NLRB's Appeal, New Vista Tells 3rd Circ.
• DOD Contractor Charged In Turkish Shell Co. Scheme
• Walgreen Blasts 'Chutzpah' Of Attys' Fee Bid In Pfizer MDL
• No Industry Is Safe From TCPA Litigation
• Occidental To Pay NJ $190M In Passaic River Pollution Case
• Nelson Brown Exodus Continues With Loss Of NY Trial Atty
• Kirkland, Latham Guide $2.7B Cognizant-TriZetto Merger
• Pfizer Sheds Lipitor Buyers' Class Action In Antitrust MDL
• Christie Hit With Complaint Over Pension Fund Investments
• Courts Slamming Brakes On State Power Plant Plans
• Christie Seeks Relief For Ailing Atlantic City With Veto
• Meridian Capital Sets Up $170M For NY Hotel, NJ Resi
• NJ Atty Charged With Practicing With Suspended License
• Lockheed Toxic Tort Win Challenged in 3rd Circ.
• NJ Housing Advocates Blast Christie Veto Of Fee Moratorium
• Bayer Dietary Supplement Ads Violate Court Order, US Says
• NJ Electronic Funds Transfer Bills Signed By Gov. Christie
• Suit Over Fatal Meningitis Outbreak Hits Health Providers
• VW Class Member Urges Supreme Court To Hear $9M Fee Row
• Answering Your Questions On NJ's 'Ban-The-Box' Law
• Continuant Gets $62M Judgment, Landmark Interest Award
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Ex-Players' Opposition To NFL Settlement
• Unwieldy Quest Overbilling Class Denied Cert. At 3rd Circ.
• Atlantic City RE Will Diversify In Wake Of Casino Closures
• 3rd Circ. Upholds NJ Ban On Gay Conversion Therapy
• Fla. Atty Denied Admission In NJ Suit For Ducking State Bar
• NJ Power Plant Subsidies Usurp FERC's Authority: 3rd Circ.
• Patent Holder Slams Volvo's Fee Bid In Safety Seat Row
• Gordon Ramsay Betting On Caesars AC With Newest Eatery
• MGM Gets Nod To Take Back 50% Borgata Stake
• Be Wary Of Inadvertent Waivers In Contamination Claims
• Atlantic City's Revel Casino Gets $90M Offer For Assets
• In Twist, Locke To Welcome Patton Atty Pilloried By Chevron
• Ex-Players Fight $765M NFL Concussion Deal At 3rd Circ.
• Ex-AT&T Worker Asks NJ High Court To Reverse $35K Verdict
• T-Mobile Can't Shake $7M Judgment In Sponsorship Row
• Prepared Sushi Vendor Not Subject To NJ Sales Tax
• NJ High Court Says 'Missing Witness' Rules Apply To Experts
• Insurer Off Hook For Defective Titanium Deal, NJ Court Says
• Trump Entertainment Could Wind Down If Taj Mahal Closes
• Despite NJ Blessing, Casinos Will Be Leery Of Sports Betting
• Trump Resorts' Ch. 11 Shows Atlantic City Must Step Up Game
• NJ Must Defend Prosecutor Over Damage Of Seized Property
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Revive Genaera 'Fire Sale' Investor Row
• NJ Engineer Admits Lying In US Army Contract Bid
• NJ Supreme Court Mulls New Bad Faith Insurance Standard
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Resurrect Merrill Lynch Film Fraud Suit
• BofA Escapes TCPA Class Action Over Prerecorded Call
• Judge Erred In Commerce Founder's Pay Claim, 3rd Circ. Told
• Class Suit Accuses Enzymotec Of Lying Before Its $70M IPO
• Trump Entertainment Resorts Files For Ch. 11
• Trump Entertainment Resorts To File For Ch. 11: Report
• NJ's About-Face On Sports Betting Will Reignite Legal Row
• Insurance Co. Escapes Title Policy Tax Row In NJ Court
• NJ Court Frees Golf Club From Live-In Worker's Injury Suit
• Friedman Schuman Sues Bankrupt Co. Over Santander Loan
• Judge Couldn't Rewrite Legal Work Ordinance, NJ Court Says
• NJ Attorney General OKs Sports Betting At Casinos, Tracks
• How To Use NJ Open Public Records Act To Get The Scoop
• NJ Appeals Court Upends Colonial's Win In Surety Bond Row
• NJ Court Might Ease Path For Insurer Bad Faith Claims
• Goldman's Vague Corporate Titles May Still Cost It Millions
• Betfair Can Continue Online Gaming After Trump Plaza Closes
• RE Rumor Mill: Cammeby's, Forest City, Skanska
• Job Applications Can Cut Short Protracted Litigation
• Merck Ordered Into Mediation In Fosamax Litigation
• Boston Scientific Whistleblowers Can't Duck Counterclaims
• Supreme Court Asked To Review Pa. Funeral Home Law Case
• NJ Ruling On Gym Slip Could Weaken 'Hold Harmless' Clauses
• Las Vegas Rises As Better Bet Over Atlantic City 
• Octane Fitness Applies To Trademark Cases, 3rd Circ. Rules
• Ex-A&P Exec Gets 3 Years Over $1M Ticket Sales Scheme
• Prudential Accused Of Fraud Over Polluted Land Sale In NJ
• Daiichi Sankyo Targeted Worker In Retaliation, Suit Says
• Car Dealer Fired Worker For Refusing To Pray, Suit Says
• Revel's Bankruptcy Cut Clubs' Lives Short, Suit Says
• Safari Users Tell 3rd Circ. Google's Hacking Not 'Routine'
• United Wins Dismissal Of Mileage Program Suit
• Parmalat Ordered To Pay $431M To Citigroup
• HUD Finds NJ Flouted Rules With $25M Post-Sandy Ad Buys
• Ex-Quest Manager's Severance Class Action Scrapped Again
• Debevoise Guides $70M NJ Apartment Building Financing
• Newark Asks Court To Nix Water Agency Shutdown Costs
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Extortion Conviction Of Ex-NJ Deputy Mayor
• Cahill Gordon Must Face Claims Of Asbestos Doc Destruction
• Bankrupt Kid Brands Gets Nod For $8M Asset Sale
• Convicted Ponzi Schemer Pleads Guilty To Facebook IPO Scam
• Third NJ Town Moves Forward With Paid Sick Leave
• NJ Asks Court To Nix Suit Over $2.4B Pension Cuts
• Toyota Hit With Class Action Over Defective Engines
• 3rd Circ. Reverses $2.3M Legal Fee Award For Ex-Goldman VP
• Increased Muni Power Means Larger Fines For NJ Mortgagees
• The Glass Slipper: Searching For The FCA Case That Fits
• NJ Court Reverses Fox Rothschild Win In Malpractice Row
• Trump Casino, Attorney Defend Age Discrimination Probe
• Atty Must Comply With Limited Deposition In Insurer Ad Suit
• Jersey City Labor Reg Harms Nonunion Contractors, Suit Says
• Landfill Owner Fights DEP's Bid To Boot Atty In Property Row
• 3rd Circ. Curtails Review For Error At Sentencing